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The weekend of Oct. 11-13, parents, students, alumni and faculty will converge on campus for the annual three-day festival that is Meliora Weekend. What's in store for this year? Notable speakers include founder of CNN and vice chairman Ted Turner of AOL-Time Warner, New York Democratic Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, novelist Salman Rushdie and perhaps […]

There are organized clubbings twice a week and juggling clubs hurt when they fall on a toe. During any given practice of the Strong Jugglers there are as many as 21 juggling clubs flying though the air, not including those brought by regulars.According to the club president, junior Greg Owsley, you don't need to be […]

UR implemented two new programs to prepare college students for future involvement in their communities in June of 2001. Under the direction of Dean of Students of the College Jody Asbury, Leadership Rochester Civic Engagement Program and the Urban Fellows Summer Internship Program are now options for students who want to be involved in the […]

The Office of Minority Student Affairs and the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African- American Studies hosted a welcome reception to introduce incoming freshman and other interested students to both institutions on Sept. 20.The reception included speeches by OMSA director Norm Burnett and Director of the Frederick Douglass Institute Larry Hudson. Burnett's speech centered […]

Five cars were burglarized this weekend and one was damaged as a rash of burglaries hit the River Campus.UR Security apprehended a 17-year-old Monroe Community College student in connection with the robberies. Joseph Lapiana, of Fairport, was taken into custody on an initial complaint of criminal mischief.Officers observed two suspects looking into vehicles and fiddling […]

Much of Security's mission, as stated in the "Think Safe" publication is to, "protect people at the university ?[and] educate our community about security issues, personal safety measures, and protective strategies?" But how many students have actually read the "Think Safe" publication, or even know where security is located? How can students find out exactly […]

Students and faculty returning to Harkness Hall this year found the building considerably different than when they might have last seen it. During the break, the building underwent significant renovation. The changes made this summer were mostly designed to aid faculty and graduate students in their study and workspaces."It's been helpful," Professor of Economics Stanley […]

On June 1, 2002, the contract between local Service Employees International Union 1199 Upstate and Strong Memorial Hospital expired, and has been extended several times since then. Employee and management negotiations since May have been attempting to reach a new agreement, but have been unable to do so. The extended contract will expire near Meliora […]

The Students' Association Senate's new Web-based voting system ran relatively smoothly this past week in the fall senate election. This comes after a controversial election last spring."It [was] a chance for Senate to prove itself again ? that Senate can run elections without having any controversy," senior and chair of the senate's election committee Steve […]

The weekly Wednesday night run to the Pit to spend unused blocks is a ritual among freshmen. Now, however, the Presidential Cabinet has devised a way for students to put their meal plan surplus to a greater good. It is now possible to donate food and drinks to FoodLink, the local food distributor to the […]